What does a "slight risk" mean to you?

I've been wanting to write this blog for a while now. Slight risk. In Oklahoma, you've heard it time and time again. What does it mean to you? Before I post the official definition I want you to think about it.

Does a slight risk mean "little risk"? Does it mean "not much of a risk"? Do you hear slight risk and think no threat for tornadoes?

Last year, Woodward, Okla., was hit by a tornado on a day when the town was under a slight risk. As you may recall there were numerous fatalities.

Tonight in the DFW Metroplex, numerous tornadoes were reported with fatalities and injuries, all while being under a "slight risk."

As meteorologists do we use the word "slight" too frequently that it loses its meaning?

But yet it seems many people shrug off a "slight risk." "Oh ,it's just a slight risk."

However, on days when we have a moderate or even high risk it seems social media pages blow up. People hear those words and become curious about storms, and by the look of my twitter stats, I seem to get more followers on days like such.

People love to communicate on days when we have higher risks of severe weather. However on "slight risk" days, it seems that not many people are chatting about the storm threat that day. It's mostly the meteorology community.

So, what are your thoughts? Let's open this up for discussion. What do you think? Has the word "slight" lost its meaning?

And if you are curious, here is the official definition of a "slight risk" from The Storm Prediction Center : " Severe thunderstorms are expected to affect between 2 and 5 percent of the area. A slight risk generally implies that severe weather events are expected to be isolated."

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